There is a lot of mystique surrounding skill of flower arranging, but with practice, you will find that your eye soon develops so that you create increasingly effective arrangements. Once you have chosen a group of flowers and foliage that you think will go well together, consider where arrangement will be place and which container you plan to use.

It is then a matter of creating a shape that suits all three and that shows off flowers and foliage to their best advantage. Some people find this a very simple process; others have to take their time and make what they believe to be mistakes along way.

Keep a record of arrangements that catch your eye and try to think why they attract you, is it choice of colours? The container? Or particular flowers that have been used? Dramatic arrangements in hotel lobbies, for example are great inspiration for smaller scale arrangements in your own home.

Used books, magazines, fabrics, and gardens to give you ideas of colours and shapes, too, but don’t be afraid to experiment, you will soon get to know what works and what does not.

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